I see also Ohio State only got 37000 show for their spring game. It really gets under my skin all the free publicity that school gets from ESPIN.

ESPN does not base their programming decisions on projected/past attendances at Spring games. They base them on very detailed and proven projections of program VIEWERSHIP, upon which they can base the maximum advertising rates. The state of Ohio has 11.5MM people, with many others in neighboring, high-population (Big Ten) states also potential viewers of that programming.

Follow the money, and you'll have less consternation about these types of ESPN decisions.....